For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Tass, followed by a link to analysis from the Berkshire Eagle; other articles are accessible by clicking on their sources’ names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE, and a 9/11 TRUTH entry is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine’s military says Russia has launched its largest drone attack since the start of the invasion, by Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — Russia this morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the capital city for over six hours, military officials said, asserting that Kyiv was the main target and that 74 of the 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched were destroyed by air defenses. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says Kyiv hit by ‘most massive’ drone attack since war began. From AFP. Ukraine said today it had downed 71 Russian attack drones overnight, in what Kyiv authorities said was the biggest attack on the capital since the start of the invasion. The Ukrainian army said the majority of the Iranian-made Shahed drones were downed over the capital, Kyiv, causing . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces thwart two Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye – top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s Armed Forces have repelled two attacks by Ukrainian assault brigades to the north of the Novoprokopovka village in the Zaporozhye Region with the adversary losing over 40 troops and two tanks, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Also . . . READ MORE . . .
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French foreign minister says China’s cooperation is vital in ending Russia-Ukraine war, by Ken Moritsugu | AP BEIJING — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Friday that China’s cooperation is vital on an issue that has divided it and much of Europe: ending the war in Ukraine. She encouraged China to continue working on its Ukrainian peace proposal while also ensuring that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv says 13,500 Ukrainians returned via Russia route. From AFP. Kyiv said on Friday more than 13,000 Ukrainians had returned to the country via the only working border crossing with Russia since it opened in the summer. Thousands of Ukrainians have fled almost two years of brutal fighting by traveling to Russian territory but have slowly begun returning since Moscow opened . . . READ MORE . . .
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Amid staggering losses in Ukraine, Russian support cracks, as Putin resorts to WWII tactics, by James Brooke | The Berkshire Eagle Despite strict press censorship and jail terms for people who protest the war, Russian public opinion seems to be souring on the war. Two different polling groups, Levada and Russian Field, found that half the respondents said Russia should . . . READ MORE . . .